Specialists from The Put up and Motion Community handicap Saturday’s 157th operating of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga. Put up time is roughly 7:04 p.m.
Vic Cangialosi
New York Put up racing handicapper
1. Rodriguez: This yr’s Belmont Stakes (at Saratoga) has been billed as a rematch between Sovereignty, the Kentucky Derby champ and Journalism, the Preakness winner.
Final yr, Dornoch sped to the lead and held on at a hefty value. So far as I do know, this handicapper is the one “expert” to select the Belmont winner at Saratoga. Ever!
That stated, we’ll go together with Bob Baffert’s speedy Rodriguez, who must dance with the equally quick Crudo down the backstretch then maintain off the heavy-hitting co-faves. Is he prepared?
Cash Mike Smith would be the first to know.
2. Baeza: He’s versatile. He’s getting higher.
And he has already confirmed he can compete with the top-tier 3-year-olds.
Stormed from the again of the pack within the Derby, however Flavien Prat could faucet his velocity and get the leap on the co-faves.
This, I’m afraid, could upend our Rodriguez technique. Backends a large exacta.
3. Journalism: Mike McCarthy’s colt could also be the very best 3-year-old and even with the three-races-in-five-weeks principle, he’s the horse to beat.
Confirmed his toughness by bulling his approach by means of stretch visitors to run down lengthy shot Gosger within the Preakness.
Will get the higher of rival Sovereignty, however Rodriguez and Baeza could also be brisker.
Michael Leboff
New York Put up betting author
1. Journalism: Odds apart, I feel Journalism is the very best decide to win the Belmont Stakes.
He has proven he can win nearly any sort of race, placing him above Sovereignty for this battle.
2. Crudo: That is fairly an intriguing horse.
He’s flippantly raced and is coming off a monster efficiency on the Sir Barton Stakes, the place he wired the sphere.
3. Sovereignty: Exhausting to poke holes within the second alternative, however I feel he had issues break his approach on the Kentucky Derby.
Mike Conti
Motion Community racing handicapper
1. Journalism: The morning line favourite but once more.
Whereas he continues to search out hassle, he’s clearly gifted and a size and a half away from competing for the Triple Crown.
He has been coaching effectively, and if he runs his race, he wins.
2. Baeza: Ran third to Sovereignty and Journalism within the Kentucky Derby and second to Journalism within the Santa Anita Derby.
He had visitors hassle within the Derby however nonetheless completed with curiosity. He ought to sit nearer to the tempo and have first run.
3. Hill Street: Received the Peter Pan final outing after stumbling at the beginning.
He might want to enhance off that race to compete right here, however he ought to get the tempo to run into.
